Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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